The consolidated financial statements of a.s.r. have been prepared in accordance with IFRS – including the International Accounting Standards (IAS) and Interpretations – as adopted by the EU (EU-IFRS), and with the financial reporting requirements included in Title 9, Book 2 of the Dutch Civil Code, where applicable. a.s.r.'s  interpretation of the EU-IFRS is included in the a.s.r. accounting manual. The accounting policies included in chapter 6.3 are a summary of the relevant accounting policies of the a.s.r. accounting manual. 

Pursuant to the options offered by Section 362, Book 2 of the Dutch Civil Code, a.s.r. has prepared its company financial statements in accordance with the same principles as those used for the consolidated financial statements.